Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Tonya Perron, and Arnold Boyer
Out: Melanie Morrison (Vacation), Ross Montour (Bereavement), Stephen McComber (Wellness)
Also Present: Jessica Beauvais (Council Meeting Administrator), Abbey Diabo (Director of the Office of the Council of Chiefs), Tehosterihens Deer (Public Relations Specialist, Political), Dawn Marquis-Deere (Executive Director), and for Housekeeping only: Tricia Diabo (OCC Admin Support Coordinator), Tyanna Kirby (Executive Assistant to Ohén:ton Í:rate ne Ratitsénhaienhs), and Sarah Delisle and Taiawentetie Hemlock (Executive Assistants to the Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Out of Offices:Paul Rice from September 26-October 1 (Attending North American Gaming Conference)
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report; David Diabo confirmed; community meeting agenda confirmed
- Invitation – City of Montreal: Indigenous Housing Strategy in November 2026 – Jeremiah Johnson to attend with Executive Assistants to the Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs to follow up on dates
- First Nations Executive Education: Governance program – Melanie Morrison — Deferred
- Incoming meeting — Cody Diabo to meet with Mohawk Trail Longhouse
- Tewatohnhi’saktha Business Walk 2026 — Ryan Montour and Jeffrey Diabo to attend on October 1, 2026
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Social Supports & Development Portfolio meeting, Community Meeting; Thursday: External Government Relations (EGR) Portfolio; Friday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services (KLS) Working Group
- Paul Rice: Wednesday: Finance and Operations meeting, senior management, and Community Meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio and Heritage Portfolio meetings; Friday: Jaques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) and Lands and Territories Portfolio meetings
- Ryan Montour: Kahnawà:ke-Canada relations prep meeting, Peacekeepers Service Board, and Community Meetings; Thursday: EGR Portfolio and Kahnawà:ke Justice Commission meetings
- Jeffrey Diabo: Tuesday: Jay Treaty Border Alliance meeting; Wednesday: Community Meeting; Thursday: Border crossing entry of goods, and First Nations Education Centre (FNEC) meetings; Friday: Kahnawà:ke Library
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Pacific Business and Law Institute, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans consultation, and Community Meetings; Thursday: Pacific Business and Law Institute, EGR Portfolio, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit, and Labor Portfolio File meetings; Friday: Lands Management Committee meeting
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: FAO, Governance Advisory Team, and Community Meetings; Thursday: Information Governance and AI, KLS Working Group, Kahnawà:ke Justice Commission, and Administrative Affairs Portfolio meetings; Friday: KLS Working Group
- Arnold Boyer: Wednesday: Community Meeting; Thursday: Water Sanitation policy, EGR Portfolio, and Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) Board meetings; Friday: JCCBI meeting
- Cody Diabo: Wednesday: Strategic review, CBC News Montreal interview, GAT, and Community Meetings; Thursday: EGR Portfolio; Saturday: Meeting with Mohawk Trail Longhouse
Agenda Items:
Record of Decision (ROD): Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge Update
Presence of: Katie Spilliane (MCK Legal Counsel), Gregory Robertson-Ryan (OCC Strategist), Portfolio Lead: Cody Diabo
This item is confidential and Client Attorney Privilege
ROD: Sports & Recreation Unit (SRU) – Infrastructure Improvements
Presence of: Roiatate Horn (Director of Sports and Recreation), Finnley Montour (General Manager of Sports and Recreation), Nasseem Hakimian (Operations Project Manager), Gregory Robertson-Ryan (OCC Strategist), Alan John Rice (Executive Operations Officer), Portfolio Lead: Ryan Montour
Request to approve the use of $1,319,893.75 from the general reserve for Matty’s Park Revitalization project and $574,425 from the Community Mobilization funds to the Kahnawà:ke Sports Complex Soccer and Baseball Fields lighting upgrades — Approved by consensus
Mohawk Council Executive Directive (MCED): Library/Mixed-Use Building Project
Presence of: Gregory Robertson-Ryan (OCC Strategist), Alan John Rice (Executive Operations Officer) Chris Stacey (Executive Infrastructure Officer), Portfolio Lead: Jeffrey Diabo
Request to approve the Library’s proposed budget of $10.4 million with MCK supporting $6.2 million and approve the Library and KSCS/Onkwata’karitáhtshera to occupy the building — Consensus declared
Confidential Discussion – Chiefs In Camera
Confidential Discussion – CAP
Presence of: Alan John Rice (Executive Operations Officer), Chris Stacey (Executive Infrastructure Officer), Joelle Perron-Thibodeau (MCK Legal Counsel)
Executive Office Updates
Presence of: Dawn Marquis-Deere (Executive Director)
Deferred
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Deferred
Adjournment
Meeting closed at 2:50pm by Cody Diabo
